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Goth /goth/ noun- A member of an ancient Germanic people, originally settled on the southern coasts of the Baltic, migrating to Dacia in the 3c, and later founding kingdoms in Italy, S France and Spain
- A rude or uncivilized person, a barbarian
- A Gothicist (historical)
- (also goth) a performer or fan of Gothic music, or the style of music itself
ORIGIN: The native names Gutans (sing Guta) and Gutōs (sing Guts), and Gutthiuda people of the Goths; Latinized as Gothī, Gotthī; Gr Gothoi, Gotthoi; OE Gotan (sing Gota) Gothˈic adjective - Of the Goths or their language
- Barbarous
- Romantic
- Denoting the 12c–16c style of architecture in churches, etc, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc (orig applied in reproach at the time of the Renaissance)
- Generally, the style, related to this, favoured in all the fine arts during this time
- Black-letter (printing)
- A square-cut type without serifs (US)
- Orig applied to 18c tales or novels of mystery with gloomy sinister backgrounds, now denoting psychological horror-tales (also Gothˈick or gothˈic)
- Lurid, extravagantly macabre, grotesque (slang)
- (of a music and fashion trend originating in the late 1980s) characterized by a blend of punk and heavy metal styles, dark melancholy themes, severe black dress and white make-up
noun- The language of the Goths, an East Germanic tongue
- Gothic architecture or literature
- Gothic lettering
Gothˈically adverb Gothˈicism /-sizm/ noun - A Gothic idiom or style of building
- Rudeness of manners
Gothˈicist noun An adherent or scholar of Gothic style or idiom gothˈicize or gothˈicise /-sīz/ transitive verb To make Gothic Gothˈick noun and adjective - (denoting) a style of architecture (c.1720–1840) in which the Gothic style of the Middle Ages was imitated
- (of 18c and modern tales, etc) Gothic
gothˈy adjective Relating to Gothic music or fashion Gothic revival noun The more serious revival of the Gothic style of architecture which followed the Gothick, in Britain and the USA from mid-18c to mid-19c |